Tom Schiera
Kenosha, Wisconsin
Tom dressed his Trumpeter 1/32 scale F6F-5 Hellcat for service as part of the USS Randolph carrier group that participated in the Iwo Jima Allied air attacks before the Marines landed on Feb. 9, 1945. Quinta 3D decals improved the cockpit, and resin machine guns replaced the kit’s weapons. Eduard masks kept the canopy glass pristine as he airbrushed on Tamiya and Vallejo acrylics. Pigments and Abteilung 502 artist oils provided dirt, streaking, and fuel and oil stains.